Power-operated agricultural machine.



y Patented Dec. 30 |902.. D. LUBIN-l POWER DPERATED AGRICULTURAL MACHINE.

(Application fledJuly 22, 1902.)

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D. LUBIN. l POWER (IPERATED AGRICULTURAL MACHINE.

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DAVID LUBIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

POWER-OPERATED AGRICULTURAL MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,232, dated December `30, 1902 v Application led July 22, 1902.Y Serial No. 116,496. (No modeLl 'machines for the ine tillage or cultivation of ground, anobject being to provide in con-v nection a motor-driven vehicle and an agri- `cultural tool, the mechanism beingso ar ranged as to alternately move the vehicle and draw the tool along the ground-that is, to move the vehicle a prescribed distance while the tool remains still and then draw the tool up to the vehicle while the vehicle is stationarythus by division of work mak-4 ing it possible to employ a motor of comparatively low power.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the general description.

I will describe 4a power-operated agricultural machine embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference 1s to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a power-operated agricultural machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear end View thereof, and Fig. 3 is a plan view. Y.

The apparatus comprises a frame l, mounted on the front wheels 2 and the rear wheels 3. The rear wheels are rigidly connected to the axle 4, which rotates in bearings connected to the frame. The spindles of the front wheels are mounted to turn in bearings, and forwardly-extended arms 5 on the spindles are connected one with the other by means of a rod 6, and from one of the spindles an arm 7 extends inward and has connected to it a draw-rod 8, the rear end of which is pivoted to the lower end of a lever 9. This constitutes a steering mechanism for the vehicle.

Supported on the vehicle is a motor, here shown as a boiler 10, from which a pipe 11 extends to a steam-chest 12 for supplying 'steam to an oscillating cylinder 13. l ton-stem 14 connects with the crank 15 of a wise thereof.

is in the form of adrag 24.

A pisworm-shaft 16, and on this worm-shaft is a balance-Wheel17, that may be also employed as a band-wheel, if desired. The worm of the worm-shaft engages with a worm-wheel 418, on the shaft of which is a sprocket-pinion 19, from which a chain 20 extends to a connection with a sprocket-wheel 21, loosely mounted on the axle 4, so as to move lengthother end of said rope or cable being attached to the agricultural tool, which, as here shown,

It is to be understood, however, that other agricultural tools or implements are designed to be operated by Also .loosely mounted on the yaxle is a winding-drum 22, to which one end 'of a drawing rope or cable 23 is attached, the

the motor-that is, instead of a drag a plow may be operated, a cultivator may be oper` ated, a seeder may be operated, or any other I desired tool. VOn one end of the windingdrum is a clutch member 25, designed to be engaged by a clutch member 26 on one side of the sprocket-Wheel 21, and on the other side of said sprocket-wheel is a clutch member 27, designed for engagement with a clutch member 28, rigidly attached to the axle 4.

Pivoted on the rear end of the frame is a lever 29, provided with a slot 30, through which the rope or cable 23 passes. This lever is provided with fingers 3l 32 for engaging opposite sides of the sprocket-wheel 2l for shifting the same, as will be hereinafter described. The rope or cable 23 passes from the winding-drum underneath a grooved pulley 33, movable lengthwise on a rod 34, at-

tached to the frame. This pulley 33 guides the' rope or cable as it winds on or uuwinds from the drum. The lrope or cable is provided near the agricultural tool with a button 35, adapted to engage with the lever 29, and at its opposite end with a button 36, also adapted to engage with the lever for moving `it in one direction.

When the vehicle is stationary and the tool is being drawn forward, it maybe necessary to anchor the vehicle. Therefore I have provided an automatically-actuated anchor consisting of prongs 37, attached to a rock-shaft 38, mounted in hangers 39, and from an arm 40 on this rock-shaft an actuating-rod 41 ex- IOO tends rearward toa connection with the lement withthe clutch member 25.

ver 29.

In Fig. 3 the mechanism is shown as arranged for drawing an agricultural tool toward the vehicle while it is standing stillthat is, the clutch member 26 is in engage- When the tool is drawn close to the vehicle, the button 35 by engaging with the lever 29 will move it inward, so that the lever 3l will move the wheel 2l along the axle 4 to en gage the clutch member 27 with the clutch member 28. Thus the motor will be put into operative connection with the vehicle, so that the vehicle -will move forward while the tool remains stationary. It will be seen that upon said inward movement of the lever 29 the devices37 will be rocked out of engagement with the ground. When the vehicle shall have moved a predetermined distancesay twenty-five feet, more or less-the button 36 will engage against the inner side of the lever 29, moving it outward to the position indicated in Fig. 3, which will cause the linger 32 to shift the wheel 2l, engaging it with the Winding-drum, and at the same time the anchoring devices 37 will be forced into the ground. Now the Vehicle will remain stationary and the tool drawn forward through or upon the ground. The short pull of approximately twenty-live feet relieves the engine of a great amount of work as compared with devices in which an engine is located at one side of a field and drawing a tool entirely across the iield, as by such an arrangement the engine has the extra work of drawing a great length of heavy cable or chain.

When this device or motor is not required for operating agricultural tools, it may be used for a great many other purposes about a farm-that is, it may be used for transporting material from place to place, to operate different kinds of machinery, pulling stumps, drawing logs, or the like.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In an agricultural device, a vehicle, a motor on the vehicle, an agricultural tool having cable connection with the vehicle, mechanism operated by the motor to alternately move the vehicle and draw the tool and mechanism for automatically shifting the operating connections between the vehicle and drawing device, substantially as specified.

2. In an agricultural device, a vehicle, a motor on the vehicle, a Winding-drum on the vehicle, an agricultural tool having a cable connection with the drum, a driving-wheel on the drum-shaft, and means for automatically shifting said wheel to alternate driving connection between the vehicle and drum, substantially as specified.

3. In an agricultural device, a wheeled vehicle, a motor mounted on the vehicle, a drum mounted loosely on the rear axle, a sprocket- Wheel operated by the motor and movable lengthwise of the axle, a clutch member on the drum, a clutch member attached to the axle, clutch members on the sprocket-wheel for engaging alternately with said first-named clutch members, a shifting lever for the sprocket-wheel, an agricultural tool, a cable connection between the tool and drum, and devices on said cable for shifting the lever in opposite directions, substantially as specified.

4. In an agricultural device, a vehicle, a motor mounted on the vehicle, a drum loosely mounted on the rear axle of the vehicle, a sprocket-wheel operated by the motor and mounted to slide on the axle, a clutch member on the winding-drum, a clutch member attached to the axle, clutch members on the sprocket-wheel for alternately engaging with the first-named clutch members, a shifting lever for the sprocket-wheel, an agricultural tool, a cable connection between the tool and winding-drum, devices on said cable for shifting the lever in opposite directions, and an anchoring device operated by movements of said lever, substantially as specified.

5. An agricultural tool comprising a vehicle, a motor mounted on the vehicle, a winding-drum loosely mounted on the rear axle of the vehicle, a sprocket-wheel operated by the motor and mounted to slide on said rear axle,

a clutch member on the drum, a clutch member fixed to the axle, clutch members on opposite sides of the sprocket-wheel for alternately engaging with the first-named clutch members, a lever, lingers extended from said lever for engaging opposite sides of the sprocket-wheel, a rod extended across the frame ofthe vehicle, a pulley mounted to slide on said rod., an agricultural tool, a cable connection between said tool and the windingdrum, the said cable being extended around the under side of said pulley, and buttons attached to said cable at oposite sides of the lever, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID LUBIN.

Witnesses:

WrNsLow N. YORK, WALTER F. NUTT.

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